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October 1, 2017
| Meg33, The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy
Posted on 09/30/2017 10:55:01 PM PDT by JustAmy
Edited on 10/01/2017 1:26:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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To: FRiends; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; trisham; The Mayor; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; left that other site; ...
Thank you for the beautiful opening, Amy..Joining you in prayer for
those affected in Las Vegas.
Happy October To All At Amy's Place
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posted on
10/02/2017 1:21:25 PM PDT
by
MEG33
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To: mairdie
See #41
Welcome To Amy’s Place!
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posted on
10/02/2017 1:41:10 PM PDT
by
MEG33
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To: MEG33
Just found out that my cousin’s daughter and her new husband were on their honeymoon in Vegas and were at that concert. They ran for their lives and are safe but of course very much in shock.
Praying for them and all those hurt by this horrible act of evil.
I am so angry this happened.
To: JustAmy
Thanks, Amy.
I LOVE GENEALOGY! Great to find another enthusiast. Do you subscribe to the newspaper archives? I use those extensively.
Here’s one of my father’s poems. I never knew him. Mother left when I was six weeks old. So the only way I know the man is through his words. I searched for the poetry because I think it cuts to the core of another person.
Outcast men of the world are we,
Sunk in the depths of iniquity
Detested by all and loved by none.
A blot on the face of the kindly sun.
Men of training and breeding and birth
Who knew full well what the game was worth
Who played their hands — and lost —
— and then
Lost themselves from the world of men.
We hid ourselves in the Island world
Where the flashing coils of the “Snake” are curled
We sought the depths to hide our shame.
The “thing” we had made of an honored name.
We swam the Bay in the early dawn
But the Shark came not, and we lived on.
We sought the end in the bolo’s steel
But hearts wounds live, while flesh wounds heal.
We went unarmed to the Moro’s “jil”
But they called us “mad” and they would not kill.
And the Padre came with his tale of Grace
But we knew better, and laughed in his face.
We twined our hearts in a woman’s hair
Then tried to forget in the din and glare
Of a “tienda down on the opal bay
Where many men come and some men stay.
We lost ourselves in the Army then,
Our identity merely “Enlisted Men”
But in the dusk, when the shadows start to crawl
In their weird, wild dance on the barracks wall
A ghastly pageant that comes to stir
Our memory again to what we were
And we bow our heads and stifle a cry
For we don’t know how and we’ll never know why.
El Tigre.
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posted on
10/02/2017 4:00:45 PM PDT
by
mairdie
To: sparklite2
Welcome to Amy's Place, Sparklite2.
This is not really a religious thread but ..
We do love Our God, Our Military and Veterans and our families.
Every Sunday, Meg33 posts a Sunday Graphic and Scripture.
Our thread is mostly about Friendship. We post graphics and poetry.
Sometimes we may just drop in to say "Hi" and wish everyone a good day.
I love your poem; Thank you for sharing it with us.
Hope to see more of your work.
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posted on
10/02/2017 8:58:29 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: MEG33; trisham
Thanks, Meg. These are the names that I added to my ping list ....
txnativegop;
Bodega;
RacerX1128;
mairdie;
sparklite2;
Thank you both for keeping us on the air.
((((( Meg )))))
((((( Trisham )))))
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posted on
10/02/2017 9:04:11 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: trisham
Thank you, Dear Trisham.
Sorry that I went MIA last quarter. Hope to start doing a little better.
Taking forever for me to catch up on the thread. Hope I get to Monday before Tuesday! LOL
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posted on
10/02/2017 9:06:00 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: Kitty Mittens
Thank you, Kitty.
I've missed your sweet graphics. Hope to be here more often this quarter.
Wishing you a lovely evening and a terrific Tuesday.
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posted on
10/02/2017 9:12:02 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: The Mayor
We are honored to have you here everyday, Mayor.
It feels so good knowing that we are starting the day on the Right Path.
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posted on
10/02/2017 9:18:15 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: The Mayor
Thank you, Mayor.
I’m asking everyone to join us in praying for those in Las Vegas.
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posted on
10/02/2017 9:20:29 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: trisham
Thank you, Trish.
Today's Opener was made by Billie many years ago.
I'm so happy that I don't have all of my old graphics saved only at PhotoBucket.
Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday.
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posted on
10/02/2017 9:26:09 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: JustAmy; All; FRiends; everyone; amysplace
(((((Thank you, Dear Amy!)))))
Joining you in Prayer for the People in Las Vegas.
Thank you to Everyone for the Daily Pings.
(((((Hugs, and God Bless)))))
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posted on
10/03/2017 12:29:08 AM PDT
by
Kitty Mittens
(To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
To: TheConservativeParty
Never Surrender
a battering ram
of extreme
violence
screams
echoing throughout
the
windswept desert
madness
mayhem
surrounded by
the avenging angels
of a godless night
an insect
damaging
the grain
of
a thousand lives
trampled spirits
vital fluids
draining
into
emptiness
a dark
menacing
presence
shouts out
high
into
the
stormy
moonlight
sirens blaring
across the
abandoned
wasteland
disbelief
the belly
of the beast
rumbles
his quarry
wails into
the prism of
the
dark, dark
ebony
nightmare...
you will never
kill our
strength
unity
hope
the vulnerability
of a heartbeat
we will
never
surrender
nor step
quietly
into
your
satanic night..
WE
WILL
NEVER
SURRENDER...
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posted on
10/03/2017 1:30:02 AM PDT
by
RacerX1128
(Cornered in CA: James Rocknowski)
To: JustAmy
Like most boys Matt is chomping at the bit for that DL. He’s had to learn on his dad’s shift old Saturn, my Corolla is a automatic and he’s not had much experience in it. He works for his dad who is a Papa John’s manager....BTW they are going broke so he maybe looking for a new position, not easy after 40 since obama. Drivers tend to make a tad more money that in store workers because of tips.
2nd 4 week session of Physio was approved, still not making much progress. In order to get the swelling down, I’m going to have to wear a compression glove that has no finger tips in them. Hand has to get better I’ve that new grand baby to spoil. She started out at 8.2 now 3 weeks old. Looks like she will be a easy baby despite her rough C-Section start.
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posted on
10/03/2017 4:10:46 AM PDT
by
GailA
(Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Conceived in Crisis
October 3, 2017
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
Psalm 57:1
Marc recalls a moment from his childhood when his father called the family together. Their car had broken down, and the family would run out of money by the end of the month. Marcs dad paused and prayed. Then he asked the family to expect Gods answer.
Today Marc recalls how Gods help arrived in surprising ways. A friend repaired their car; unexpected checks arrived; food showed up at the door. Praising God came easily. But the familys gratitude had been forged in a crisis.
Psalm 57 has long provided rich inspiration for worship songs. When David declared, Be exalted, O God, above the heavens (v. 11), we might imagine him gazing up at a magnificent Middle Eastern night sky or perhaps singing in a tabernacle worship service. But in reality David, fearful for his life, was hiding in a cave.
I am in the midst of lions, David said in the psalm. These ravenous beasts were men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords (v. 4). Davids praise was conceived in crisis. Although he was cornered by enemies who wanted him dead, David could write these amazing words: My heart, O God, is steadfast . . . . I will sing and make music (v. 7).
Whatever crisis we face today, we can run to God for help. Then, we can praise Him as we wait expectantly, confident in His infinitely creative care for us.
Your next crisis is your next opportunity to trust our unfailing God.
Scripture often uses the image of wings to speak of Gods strength and protection. The image of a chick hiding under the wings of its mother helps us understand the refuge that David seeks in God (Ps. 57). When chicks take refuge under the hens wings, they are not simply sheltered but are completely hiddentotally covered in the feathers of their mother, out of sight and out of the way of danger. Whatever danger comes must come to the parent first. Like David, we can take refuge in the shadow of [Gods] wings (v. 1).
How does this image encourage you to trust God during your trials?
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posted on
10/03/2017 5:45:08 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: TheConservativeParty
Amen I am so thankful your cousin’s honeymooning daughter and her husband escaped the massacre in Las Vegas.
I cannot imagine how terrible it is to have been there.
I am horrified at this evil.
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posted on
10/03/2017 5:50:14 AM PDT
by
MEG33
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To: RacerX1128
This is wonderful...
AMEN!
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posted on
10/03/2017 6:01:09 AM PDT
by
MEG33
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To: MEG33
I could not fall asleep last night. Was still awake at 1am. I cannot fathom the evil of someone doing that. My young relative will never get those images out of her mind. They will return home to their one year old daughter who is with her grandma. What an emotional reunion that will be.
To: RacerX1128
Very moving. Thanks for posting that.
To: JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...
Grateful for quiet places. Happy GratiTuesday!
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posted on
10/03/2017 10:54:16 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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